Lubricating device.



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LUBR-ICATING DEVICE.

-APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, I915.

PatentedJune 13, 1916.

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OLOF SWANSON, OF ATCHEE, COLORADO.

LUBRICATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1a, 1916.

Application filed September 14, 1915. Serial No. 50,581.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, OLOF SwANsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of I Atchee, in the county of Garfield and State by the action of gravity upon the container.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and efficient lubricating device which can be easily adjusted relative to the flange of the wheel.

A further object of the invention isto pro vide a lubricating device having a spreader located at the feed for spreading the lubri-.

cant over the bearing surface of the flange.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a fragment of railway rolling stock the wheel of which is provided with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the lubricating device and the support or bracket therefor; Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line t4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a modified structure of the lubricating device; and Fig. 6 is a modified cartridge holder for the lubricating device shown in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, 7 is a wheel of a vehicle of railway rolling stock. Attached to the vehicle adjacent the wheel is a frame clamp 8 in which a bracket 9 is mounted to slide but prevented from turning due to the angular cross section of the bracket and the clamp therefor. The bracket 9 has a lateral, cylindrical extension 10. A sleeve 11 fits snugly on to the extension 10, set screws 12 being provided for locking the sleeve on to the extension in any desired position. Lugs 13 are provided on the sleeve adjacent the end thereof and directedoppositelya Each of-said lugs has a through bore at right angles to the bore of the sleeve. The bore of the sleeve is adapted to accommodate a stem 14 of a clamp 15 so that the clamp 15 is free 1 to turn in the lug but is prevented from longitudinal displacement by a nut 16 screwed to the projecting end of the stem.

An oil container 17 engaged by the clamp 15 is suspended from the sleeve 11 which forms the container support. The lubricant container has a reduced lower section 18 whereby an interior seat for a screen 19 is formed within the container. A cap 20 closes the upper end of the container, wherethrough the same maybe refilled with lubricant. A reach rod 21 extends from the screen to the open end of the container to facilitate the removal of the screen from the container. The oil outlet 22 provided at the bottom of the section 18 is separated from the section 18 by a partition 23. .The partition forms seats for needle valves 24, 25 and 26 mounted in the walls of the reduced section 18. The needle valves 21 and 25 are in alinement, the valve 25 being the permanent feed control. Valve 24 serves as a cut-off for the supply of oil to the outlet 22 when the device is not in use; and'the valve 26 is an emergency feed valve, that is, when a large supply of lubricant is necessary and it is not desired to disturb the permanent feed-control valve 25.

Cooperating with the outlet 22 is a nozzle 27 the outer end of which carries a revoluble ball 28 adapted to contact with the flange of the wheel to be lubricated. A spreader 2 9 of soft material, preferably of wood, is fitted over the nozzle and prevented from slipping off by a flexible member 30 which secures the means for connecting the spreader to the nozzle of the container. The section 18 of the container has cleaning plugs 31 in the bottom thereof leading to each side of the partition 23 to remove any sediment that may accumulate at the bottom of the reduced section.

The support of the container being ad justable on the bracket 9, the axis of oscilla tion of the container is so placed that gravity will maintain the ball 28 against the flange of the wheel to be lubricated by the device, as shown in Fig. 1.

extend the lubricant over the bearing surface of the flange. T he container 17 is provided with a passage 32 within the section 18, preferably adjacent the larger section of the container, and through which passage a heating medium can be circulated to Warm the lubricant in cold weather.

When the device is to be utilized with hard lubricant the cartridge holder 33 is suspended over the clamp 15 by means of a holder 17 similar to the lubricant container used "for the liquid lubricant but without the valves and the discharge nozzle. The lubricant cartridge 34 within the cartridge holder 33 is maintained against the flange of the wheel by gravity, for the open end of the cartridge holder will be lower than the closed end thereof, as can be easily seen from Fig. 1, and thereby the cartridge maintained in en gagement with the flange. When it is desired to have series of cartridges within the cartridge holder, the holder 17 is made part of the cartridge holder and the lower end of the holder is bent so that the cartridge holder is in the shape of an elbow, the weight of the upper cartridges, in such case, tending to maintain the cartridge at the open end in contact with the flange to be lubricated, in addition to the action of gravity, as previ ously described. 7

While I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device-shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a lubricating device, a bracket, a support adjustably mounted on said bracket, a lubricant container pivotally mounted on said support, a rolling member associated with the container and adapted to contact with the surface to be lubricated under the action of gravity upon the container, and means for adjusting the supply of oil from the receptacle .to the rolling member.

'2. In a lubricating device, a lubricant con tainer having an outlet, means for pivotally supporting said container so that the action of gravity will maintain the outlet at the surface to be lubricated, and a lubricant spreader associated with the outlet of the container, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a lubricating device, a lubricant container having an outlet, means for pivotally supporting the container so that the action of gravity maintains the outlet of the container at the surface to be lubricated, and a lubricant spreading device slidably mounted at the outlet of the container and adapted to be maintained in Contact with the surface to be lubricated. by the action of gravity.

i. in a lubricating device, a' lubricant container having a laterally extending tubular portion forming an outlet for the lubricant, and means for pivotally supporting the container in a tipped position so that grm ity will maintain the outlet in engagement with the surface to be lubricated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oi. two subscribing witnesses.

@LOF SWANSON.

"Witnesses W. H. Wns'r, J. B. M noan.

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